Sheriff To Place Help-wanted Ads

July 12, 1985

For the first time, the Cook County sheriff`s office will advertise in newspapers for prospective deputy sheriffs, Sheriff Richard Elrod said Thursday. A limited number of applications to take the written test to be a deputy sheriff or correctional officer will be available from 9 a.m. to noon July 20 in the lobbies of the County Building and branch courthouses in Maywood, Skokie, Niles, Chicago Ridge and Markham and at 26th Street and California Avenue, Elrod said. He said an applicant for deputy sheriff must be at least 21, have a high school diploma and be in good physical condition. He noted that deputy sheriffs provide security for courtrooms and serve court documents, such as subpoenas and summonses.